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Christian Wakeford vs Zarah Sultana

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 1,046 shared comparable votes.

609 same votes 437 different votes 1,046 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 91% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 14 No
Energy 81% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 81% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 19% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 23% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 28% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 15 No
Trade 32% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 33% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
684
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
745
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
9
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1
-82.7 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Appearances
18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
1
-144.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
Contributions
20
-125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48% above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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